{"product_id":"leech","title":"Leech","description":"“[Leech] is The Thing meets The Alienist . . . beautifully written and so strangely humane . . . I will follow this writer anywhere going forward.” ―Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl\n\nA surreal and horrifying debut, Hiron Ennes's Leech defies our understanding of identity, heredity, and bodily autonomy.\n\nThe RUSA Best Horror Novel of 2023!\n\nFinalist for the British Fantasy Newcomer Award!\n\nAn October \"Great Reads\" Indie Next Pick!\n\nA Wall Street Journal Best Book!\n\n“A wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think Wuthering Heights... with worms!” ―Tamsyn Muir\n\nMEET THE CURE FOR THE HUMAN DISEASE\n\nIn an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The doctor’s replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies.\n\nFor hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the apocalyptic horrors their ancestors unleashed.\n\nIn the frozen north, the Institute's body will discover a competitor for its rung at the top of the evolutionary ladder. A parasite is spreading through the baron's castle, already a dark pit of secrets, lies, violence, and fear. The two will make war on the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, humanity will lose again.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 125081118X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.125081118X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ennes, Hiron\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41482231611450,"sku":"DBV.125081118X.A","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/125081118X-0.jpg?v=1782062739","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/leech","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}